“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.”
Haile Selassie

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Indiana General Assembly Set to Dump Common Core Standards

The Republican leaders of the General Assembly want Indiana to scrap
the Common Core education standards and have the state adopt its own
guidelines to prepare students for college and careers, a report today
said.

House Speaker Brian Bosma of Indianapolis and Senate
President David Long of Fort Wayne have said they will direct the
Republican-controlled Legislature to require the state to create its own
set of reading and math standards separate from Common Core, The
(Munster) Times reported.

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The Common Core standards were established by
governors and state school chiefs to create a shared understanding of
what students should know and be able to demonstrate at each grade
level. Indiana was among the first states in the country to adopt them
in 2010 on the recommendation of former schools Superintendent Tony
Bennett and former Gov. Mitch Daniels, both Republicans. Forty-five
states have adopted them, but several are looking at dropping them.

This is certainly good news. Prior to Common Core, Indiana had adopted what was regarded as the best educational standards in the country. The state should not have lowered itself by adopting national standards like Common Core. Mandates like this run contrary to the innovation essential to improve education.

I have to say that I do support Indiana State. Moreover, I think that it is a very brave move! I mean I can hardly see enough people ready to stand against this silly Common Core System where evaluation can ruin everything. And here we are talking about the entire state. You know, they should become a good example for the rest Americans. I know that parents and teachers understand the nonsense of this change, but yet still everyone remains action less. How come government doesn’t see that before doing something huge we need to improve score results for reading, writing (purchase dissertations writing here), math and sciences; then we need to stabilize overall performance and only once it is done we can start implementing something that big.

About Me

I have been an attorney since the Fall of 1987. I have worked in every branch of government, including a stint as a Deputy Attorney General, a clerk for a judge on the Indiana Court of Appeals, and I have worked three sessions at the Indiana State Senate.
During my time as a lawyer, I have worked not only in various government positions, but also in private practice as a trial attorney handing an assortment of mostly civil cases.
I have also been politically active and run this blog in an effort to add my voice to those calling for reform.